Sorry for the late response, been a bit busy taking care of my boyfriend. He's been on chemo since December, had 12 total rounds - and having ileostomy - he has lost about 60 pounds. We tried Enterade (hydration drink made by oncologists), he said it made his colon feel "cool". Between diarrhea and constipation for chemo side effects, we used imodium and colace respectively... but we had to stop imodium because it caused atrial fibrillation in his heart. That's great to hear your markers are going down! We also started with Folfox, 11 rounds... around 8th round, the metastasis in his liver stopped responding. After he recovers from the surgery, we will continue with Folfiri + Avastin.

You might not have to do this for the rest of your life. Chemo might shrink the tumors and surgeons can remove them. After that, it's all maintenance. Don't give up! Getting treatments and eating right is one thing, but your mentality also plays a big role. You will get through this.